Tobacco pouch



Aug. 25, 1931. M. J. MCGUIRE TOBACCO POUCH Filed Feb. 6. 1930 Patented Aug. 25, 1931 UNITEDV STATI-:s

PATENT OFFICE IIGEAEL J. MOGUIBEOF CHICAGO, lllLllilllllIS 'ronacco rouen Application Bled February 0, 1930. Serial No. 428,223.

369,329, and having for its principal objectk to make more practical the utility of the device, and .to facilitate its manufacture. To

this end the invention consists more particularly/in the peculiar method of construction, and in the details of certain parts and combinations and arrangements thereof as hereinafter described and set forth in the append-` ed claims.

vIn the accompanying drawings, illustrating a practical adaptation of the invention,-

Fig. 1 is a View with the outer casing shown in longitudinal section, and the interior lining and `other structural features being shown partly in side elevation and partly in longitudinal section;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of 3 Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section -on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1;A y

Fig. 4 is a view, partly in side elevation and partly in section, of the outer casing, with the interior parts removed therefrom; and

Fig. 5 is a section on the'line 5--5 of Fig. 4.

Generally stated, the device comprises an outer casing 10, within whichis provided a receptacle or pouch 11 for the tobacco and a separate receptacle for the pipe, comprising a portion l2 for the reception of the bowl and an angular extension 13 for the stem ofthe pipe. In this struct-ure the opening of the one side and one end thereof, 'and it is provided with a closure of the type'known as the hookless fastener, in which there are a series 5f of interengaging members on opposite sides of the opening which are brought into lockcasing preferably extends continuously along ing engagement with each other and also re-` leased by a sliding clement. `Preferabl as shown, the interengagingv locking mem ers, designated by the numeral 14, are attached lto the marginal portions, of a pairof fabric strips or tapes 15, `which latter are inserted between the outer casing material 10 and a lining, to be now described.

` The lining, which is preferably composed of a rubberized or other suitable airtight and moisture-proof fabric, comprises two side sheets 16 which are of the general marginal contour of the walls of the outer casing 10. At one end these sheets 16 are stitched, as at 17, or otherwise suitably secured to an interposed strip or gusset 18. The portion v19k of the gusset thus secured to the side sheets 16 of the lining, constitutes the end wall of the pouch or tobacco container of the device, and said gusset is carried forwardly, as at 20, from said portion 19, so as to constitute the bottom of thepouch, and is thence preferably curved, as at 21, and carried upwardly as at 22 whereby to provide the opposite end wall of the pouch. Preferably, the two side. sheets 16 of the lining material are stitched together for a short distance along their lower marginal portions, as at 23, in the region of the open end portion of the device where the pipe receptacle is provided. This lining is loose throughout from the outer casing 10, except at its marginal portion, where it is attached with the interposed tapes 15, which carry the closure members 14. In the manufacture itis preferable to first cement the tapes 15 to the marginal portions of thelining sheets 16 and then stitch the parts together along the line 24. The lining as thus produced constitutes a unitary structure which is readily inserted for nal assembly within the outer casing 10, said casing being obviously formed as a separate unitary structure by merely stitching two counterpart sheets together inside out, as at 5 25, along one side and one end, and then turning the casing to bring the overlapped marginally seamed portions on the inside, as shown more clearly in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings.

In applying the lining structure to the casing 10 the adjacent marginal portions of the casin are preferably cemented to the tapes 15, ail/er which the parts are further secured by stitching along the line 26 near the extreme marginal portion of the casing.

By attaching the lining sheets 16 and side wallsof the outercasing 10 only along the adjacent marginal/ portions at the open side and end of the device, and providing the gusset member 18 between the walls of the lining to constitute the pouch or receptacle for the tobacco, ample provision `is thereby made for the desirable flexibility and expansibility in a device of this character, which is an advanta e in utilit in addition to facilitating assembly and elfb'cting economy in manufacture. e

Preferably, the pouch ortion proper, or tobacco receptacle of the evice, is provided with a flap 27 at one side, which may be folded over the upper portion of the pocket for the purpose of retarding eva oration of the moisture in the tobacco and t ereby keeping it in its proper condition for smoking. The lower ortions of the side sheets 16 of the lining, Below the pouch portion 11, whilebeing detached throughout from the outer casing 10, aiord a flexible and compensating lining which keeps the stem of the pipe from coming in direct contact with the outer casing, and the short line of stitching 23 which lies within the receiving portion of the device for the bowl of the pipe, aiords a neat finish for the outer portion of the lining which is exposed when the. casin is opened for the insertion or removal' of t e pipe.

Obviously, the structure may be modified in many respects without in the least departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention as defined by the appended claims. The invention, therefore, is not limited to the specific construction and arrangement shown in the accompanying drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a devi/ce of the character described, an outer casing constructed of flexible sheet material, and a lining secured marginall to the adjacent opening marginal portion o the casing but being otherwise detached from said casing, a portion of said lining bein fabricated into a pocket opening coincic entally with the opening marginal portion of the casinglr and constituting a pouch for containing tobacco. the remainder of said lining material affording a lining for a pipe receptacle comprising the portion of the casing not occupied by said pouch, the opening marginal portions of both the tobacco pouch and pipe receptacle being controlled by a common closure element. Y,

2. In a device of the character described, an outer casing constructed of flexible sheet material, closed at one side and one end and opening at the opposite side and end, a common closure for the opening side and end of said casing, and a lining secured marginally to the adjacent margina portion of said casing in the region of the opening side and end thereof, said lining being otherwise detached from the casing, a gusset secured at its longitudinal margins to said lining, constituting end and bottom walls of a tobacco pouch and the ortion of said lining not included within t e pouch ailordin a lining for a pipe receptacle comprising t e portion of the outer casing not occupied by said pouch.

3. In a device of the character described, an outer casing comprising opposite wall sheets secured marginally at one sideand one end and being detached at the opposite side and end, a common closure of the slide control type for the openin side and end of said casing, a lining wit in said casin and covering the entire interior thereof., sai lining being secured marginally to said outer casing along the marginal portions of its opening side and end, but being otherwise detached from said casing, al gusset secured at its longitudinal margins to said lining, constituting end and bottom walls of a pouch of which said lining constitutes the side walls, and the portion of the structure not occupied by said pouch constituting an L-shaped pipe receptacle, the portion of said lining not included within the pouch affording a lining for said pipe receptacle.

4. -As an article of manufacture, a combined tobacco pouch and pipe holder, comprising an outer casing produced by securing together marginally at one side and one end two rectangular sheets of flexible material as a unitary part, said-casing sheets being otherwise detached, and a unitary lining of air tight and moisture-proof material comprising sheets of approximately the same size and of the same general marginal contour as said casing sheets, an interposed gusset strip secured at its longitudinal margins to saidlining sheets, constituting end and bottom walls of a pouch, and a closure for the device of the continuous releasable interlocking type and comprising tapes on which the interengageable elements of said closure are mounted, said tapes being secured marginally to the adjacent marginal portions of said outer casing and lining at the opening side and end of the device, and a sliding controlling element common to all of said interengageable closure elements, the portion of the structure not occupied by said pouch constituting a pipe holder.

5. As an article of manufacture, a combined tobacco pouch and pipe holder constructed of iiexible sheet material, parma-- ncntly closed at one end and one side but opening throughout the extent of the opposite side and end, the pouch portion comprising a pocket extending from the closure end and terminating short of the opening end and closed side of the structure, said pocket opening coincidentally with the opening side of the structure, the structure includlng a unitary outer casing comprising two side wall sheets secured together marginally at the closed side and end of the article, and a moisture-proof lining comprising two side wall sheets of approximately the same size and general marginal contour as said outer i casing wall sheets, said lining sheets being respectively attached to the longitudinal margins of a gusset strip constituting the bottom and end walls of the pouch portion of the article, said lining wall sheets being marginally secured to the adjacent marginal portions of the outer casing wall sheets throughout the extent of the opening side and end of the structure, the portion of the structure not occupied by said pouch constituting a lined substantially L-shaped pipe holder, and a common sliding closure for the opening side and end of the article.

6. A combined tobacco pouch and pipe holder as set forth in claim 5, one of said lining sheets having a flap extension affording an internal closure for the opening Side of the pouch portion of the article.

In -testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

MICHAEL J. MCGUIRE. 

